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Green News

Sea turtle rehab centre names new arrivals after Santa’s helpers

A Florida sea turtle hospital has welcomed the new arrivals.

13/12/2023

Destinations

Turtle nesting season and 4 other reasons to visit Florida this summer

From Jurassic Park to fine dining, Florida’s coastline has a lot to offer this summer.

15/06/2023

Green News

World’s smallest sea turtle reappars in Louisiana after 75 years

The Kemp Ridley sea turtle has hatched in Louisiana's waters for the first time in decades.

23/08/2022

Travel News

Endless summer: Cyprus has one of Europe's longest beach seasons

Even beaches that are adjacent to big resorts become unspoiled sandy stretches where there are more sea turtles than people towards the end of summer.

09/08/2022

Nature

99% of sea turtles are now born female due to extreme heatwaves

Sea turtles are already under threat in the USA. With heatwaves increasing the temperature of the sand where turtles lay their eggs, scientists say they have seen no male turtle babies in 4 years.

07/08/2022

Nature

Meet the army of turtles helping scientists get closer to cyclones

Sea turtles migrate thousands of kilometres and can share data even from the centre of a tropical cyclone.

27/01/2022

Nature

Meet the flying sea turtle who travelled 8,000 kilometres to Scotland

This injured sea turtle flew from the sunny Maldives to her new home in the Scottish lochs

22/12/2021

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Israel rescue centre release sea turtles back to sea

The Israeli Sea Turtle Rescue Centre releases two sea turtles that were injured during a fishing incident earlier this year back to sea, following treatment and full recovery, in HaBonim Beach near Israel's northern city of Haifa.

10/12/2021

Nature

These ‘cold-stunned’ turtles have been released back into the ocean

A record-breaking winter storm meant the water became too cold for the turtles leaving them washed up in Cape Cod.

02/04/2021

Nature

'Cold-stunned' sea turtles rescued from deadly Texas snowstorm

Volunteers have been trying to warm up the animals despite problems with water and power in the southern US state.

18/02/2021

Green News

Toxic chemicals cause turtle deformities in the Great Barrier Reef

Chemicals are posing a threat to our marine life, making their way into the food chain via seafood.

14/02/2021

Green News

This baby boom in Kenya is helping to save an endangered species

A tiny new life is just beginning. On Kenya's south coast, a volunteer stands guard over newborn green turtles.

06/02/2021

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Indonesia's baby sea turtles make a break for freedom

Dozens of palm-sized baby turtles flipped and flopped on a beach as they made their way towards the crashing waves of the Indian Ocean, under the watchful gaze of conservationists at a national park in Indonesia.

06/01/2021

Green News

Decoy sea turtle eggs help track down illegal wildlife traffickers

Meet the GPS-enabled InvestEggator.

27/10/2020

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Watch: Baby sea turtles heading out for their first swim in Guatemala

The small turtles that instinctively walk to sea hours after hatching.

19/08/2020

Living

These heartbreaking images highlight the problem with ocean plastic

The pictures show sealife under threat from becoming tangled in netting.

03/02/2020

Destinations

I visited an ecoresort helping to protect Brazil's biodiversity

In Bahia, Brazil the Tivoli Ecoresort is helping the local community to save their important environment.

14/12/2019

Green News

Tropical holidaying with local wildlife trusts

These are the sea turtle conservation projects you should visit this year

25/01/2019

USA

Watch: Sea turtles released off coast of North Carolina

The release of the 13 turtles was delayed because of Hurricane Florence.

17/10/2018